“He’s going to have the best view”: Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell celebrates Lemmy’s ashes being interred at his favourite strip club

“He’s going to have the best view”: Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell celebrates Lemmy’s ashes being interred at his favourite strip club

Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell has paid tribute to the late Lemmy after some of his ashes were interred at the London strip club Stringfellow’s.

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Lemmy, who died aged 70 of prostate cancer in December 2015, was a frequent visitor to the venue. A ceremony to unveil his urn, which is overlooking the venue’s bar, took place yesterday (December 19th), attended by Campbell, who then addressed the crowd.
The event was part of the Lemmy Forever Movement, which has been placing Lemmy’s ashes in some of the places he loved most. So far, they have been scattered at the German metal festival Wacken Open Air, and some were enshrined at the Rainbow Bar & Grill in Los Angeles. Some of his ashes are also enshrined at Nottingham venue Rock City and they will be displayed at the nearby Bloodstock Festival each year.
“I don’t think Lemmy wanted be put in a box, just one box and, you know, laid there, sat there,” said Campbell.
“He loved the road, he loved being on the tour bus. He loved travelling and he loved meeting people of all walks of life. So he’s going to have the best view a little bit later on. So I’m sure he will enjoy that.
Phil Campbell at Stringfellows. Credit: Maja Smiejkowska/Getty
“Motörhead is not is past tense. It’s present tense. You know, the music will live forever. And one thing that Lemmy wanted to do with his life was to create an unforgettable rock and roll band and I think we all agree he definitely achieved that.
“Lemmy wasn’t the type of rock star that wanted to be kept away from the fans,” added Motöhead manager Todd Singerman. “He was the kind of guy that anyone could have a drink and conversation with, in fact in the end, he would end up buying them a drink!”
“‘Lemmy Forever’ will continue to allow Lemmy to rest in some of his favourite places around the world, and will further allow fans more places to toast, celebrate, share and remember Lemmy together with his energy and presence close by.
“We encourage people to visit him. He was always a man of the people, so come and toast him, re-tell your favourite stories with friends, give your confessions to him, whatever you may have wanted to speak with Lemmy about at the end of a bar, you’ll now always have your chance.”
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